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Aston Martin Valkyrie, Hyundai Ioniq 7, Mini Countryman: Today’s Car News

Aston Martin’s Valkyrie is now in production and will start deliveries within weeks. The news comes five years after a concept for the hypercar was first shown. Aston Martin plans to build 150 regular Valkyries, plus 85 Valkyrie Spider convertibles and 40 Valkyrie AMR Pro track cars. Following the Ioniq 5 compact crossover and upcoming […]

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Next Ferrari Icona model to debut mid-Nov., likely take inspiration from 1967’s 330 P4

Ferrari in 2018 launched the new Icona series aimed at collectors looking to purchase a one-off or low-volume Ferrari with styling unashamedly cribbed from past classics. The first in the series were the 812-based Monza SP1 and Monza SP2 cars, inspired by early racing barchettas like the original 750 Monza and 860 Monza of the

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EV tax credit update: House proposal extended to $80,000 EVs, union-made drama remains

The most controversial part of the expanded $12,500 EV tax credit so far hasn’t been the spending itself, but the requirement that vehicles getting the top amount—$4,500 of the $5,000 boost the program is being given—will need to be union-made.  As part of an updated measure spanning climate issues and social spending introduced Wednesday, Democrats

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VW teases electric Microbus revival ahead of 2022 reveal, 2023 deliveries

Volkswagen on Wednesday teased a prototype version of its Microbus-inspired ID.Buzz electric van—the electric VW Bus—that could closely resemble a production version due for customer deliveries in 2023. A camouflaged ID.Buzz was shown briefly by Klaus Zellmer, head of marketing and sales for the VW brand globally, during the livestream of the ID.5 crossover reveal.

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8 classic(ish) Fords we’d stuff the Eluminator electric motor into

Ford now has a crate electric motor system a la GM’s eCrate. Dubbed Eluminator, it is intended for customizers who, for whatever reason, would like to build around batteries rather than old-fashioned carbon smoothies. We do the same thing you do when such things are announced: engage in flights of fancy. The conversation usually starts

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Ford to mandate COVID vaccination for most salaried employees by December 8

Ford says it will require most of its salaried employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in accordance with the Biden administration’s December 8 deadline for federal contractors. This means that approximately 32,000 people will be under the same guidance, and Ford says about 84% of its current employees are vaccinated. Reuters received a statement from

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